Folding chair



March 6, 1934. M. BOZARTH 1,949,951

FOLDING CHAIR Filed Feb. 21, 1933 Ji5 ,7 f /5 M7 LZ/ZBO aJ'Zh PatentedMar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to folding chairs and more particularly to afolding chair adapted for outdoor use or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a relatively simple foldablechair which is so constructed that it will readily fold into a smallcompact package so that it can be readily stored in a relatively smallspace.

Another object of this invention is to provide a chair of this typewhich embodies only two movable parts which are so connected togetherthat the chair will be firmly held in operative position when the partsare unfolded.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a chair constructed according tothe preferred embodi ment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation of the chair in operative position.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the back of the chair with the seat and rearleg structure in folded position.

Figiu'e 4 is a similar view but showing the front of the chair.

Figure 5 is a detailed side elevation of the chair in folded orcollapsed form.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 3, andshowing the manner of locking the parts of the chair in collapsed orfolded form.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate correspondingparts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 designates generallya back which is provided at the lower end thereof with a pair of legs 11which are spaced apart a desired distance. The legs 11 are constructedintegral with the back 10 and are each provided with a bracing orreinforcing member 13. A transversely extending bar 12 extends betweenthe braces 13 adjacent the upper ends thereof and provides an elongatedslot within which is slidably received a rear leg structure l4.

A seat 15 is integral with the rear leg structure 14 and the seat 15 hasthe opposite side edges thereof projecting beyond the marginal edges ofthe leg structure 14, as at 16, so as to provide a shoulder engageableagainst the forward face of the back 10 and prevent further rearwardmovement of the seat 15 within the slot provided between the bar 12' andthe back 10. The seat 15 and the rear member 14 are integral one withanother and in the present instance are constructed from a single boardbut, if desired, this seat structure 15 and the rear leg 14 may beconstructed of laminated pieces of material suitably secured together.The bracing members 13 are provided with notches or cut out portions 17on the inner edge thereof, and a pair of pivoted locking members 18 aresecured to the lower face of the leg structure 14, one member 18adjacent each side of the leg structure 14, and these locking members 18have reduced notch engaging portions 19.

The locking members 18 not only look the leg and seat structures 14 and15, respectively, in collapsed form as shown in Figures 3 to 6inclusive, but also act as a means to prevent withdrawal of the leg andseat structures 14 and 15 from the back 10. The back 10 is provided witha pair of elongated slots 20 adjacent each marginal edge portion thereofso as not only to reduce the weight of the back, but also to permit thesecuring of cushioning elements or the like, if desired.

In the use of this chair, it is placed in operative position by slidingthe leg structure 14 rearwardly between the bar 12 and the back 10 untilthe shoulder 16 engages against the lower end of the back 10. Furtherrearward movement of the leg and seat structures is thereby preventedand the seat 15 is held against rocking movement by engagement of thelower surface thereof with the upper edge of the bar 12 and byengagement of the upper surface thereof with the lower edge of the back10. While the seat 15 is held against downward rocking movement, it maybe freely moved toward the back 10 when it is desired to fold the chair,as shown in Figures 3 to 6 inclusive.

When it is desired to fold the chair, the seat 15 can be rocked towardthe back 10 and slid or moved upwardly toward the top of the back 10 sothat the locking members 18 will be opposite the notches 1'7. Theselocking members 18 can then be turned so that the reduced or tapered endportions 19 will engage in the notches 17 of the bracing members 13 andin this position, the leg and seat structures 14 and 15 and the back 10are held against movement relative to each other.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A folding chair comprising a back structure, a pair of front legsintegral with the back and spaced apart, a bracing member for each legsecured to one face thereof, a bar extending between the bracing membersand positioned in forward spaced relation to the front legs, a seat, anda rear leg structure integral with the seat extending between the barand the lower edge of the back and shiftable from a collapsed positionparallel with the back to an operative position angularly inclined tothe back, each of said legs having confronting notches and a pair ofpivoted locking members on said rear leg structure and engageable in anotch to hold the chair in collapsed position.

2. A folding chair comprising a back, a pair of legs integral with theback, a bracing member for each leg secured to the front face thereof, abar extending between the bracing members and spaced from the lower edgeof the back, a seat, a rear leg means integral with the seat and looselydisposed between the bar and the back, a pair of pivoted locking meanscarried by the rear leg means, said bracing members having confrontingnotches to receive a portion of the locking means to hold the chair incollapsed position with the seat and rear leg means parallel with theback.

3. A folding chair comprising two relatively fiat members, one of saidmembers having a cut out end portion and the other of said membershaving one portion slidable through said out out portion, a barextending transversely of said one member downwardly from the inner endof said out out portion to provide a slot through which said othermember is slidable that portion of said other member extendingrearwardly through the first member constituting a rear leg and theremaining portion of said other member constituting a seat, and meansfor holding the two members in folded position, said means including apivoted member having a restricted end on said other flat member, saidonemember having a notch in said out out portion to receive saidrestricted end of said pivoted member.

JOHN M. BOZARTH.

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